{
 "answer": "In the Township of Wellesley, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by Region of Waterloo By-law 26-009 - Collection of Waste and Waste Management Facilities, verified 2026-10-23. Fee: Waste Facility deposit fees charged per Fees and Charges By-law; additional green carts $150. Container or bag limit: Garbage in Black Garbage Cart; Organics in Green Organics Cart; Extra Garbage requires Garbage Bag Tag; Schedule B sets cart and bulky-item limits.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001815",
 "municipality": "Wellesley",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "http://www.wellesley.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Region of Waterloo By-law 26-009 - Collection of Waste and Waste Management Facilities",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/regionofwaterloo-018-ca/media/w0jnt00x/by-law-26-009.pdf",
   "summary": "Region of Waterloo collects for Wellesley. Upper-tier (Regional Municipality of Waterloo) waste by-law governing collection and waste facilities across the Region incl. Wellesley Township; in force March 2, 2026; repeals By-law 17-007.",
   "notes": "Regional collector: Region of Waterloo collects waste for Wellesley; its by-law governs collection here (Davie rule 2026-10-25). upper tier; Region collects curbside for Wellesley",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "70328ec8eff7fac0e56be24867d6657e6fa1e0f8010b2cb29983d279f3d93580",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "26-009",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/70328ec8eff7fac0e56be24867d6657e6fa1e0f8010b2cb29983d279f3d93580.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Non-Downtown: Garbage Bi-Weekly; Recycling Weekly. Downtown: Garbage/Recycling 4 days/week (Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo), 2 days/week (Belmont Village), 1 day/week (Ayr, Elmira, New Hamburg, St. Jacobs).",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Garbage in Black Garbage Cart; Organics in Green Organics Cart; Extra Garbage requires Garbage Bag Tag; Schedule B sets cart and bulky-item limits.",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Accepted: Organics, Recycling, Yard Waste, Bulky Items, Large Metal Items. Banned: hazardous waste, electronics, batteries, liquid waste, plastic-bagged Organics/Yard Waste.",
    "fee": "Waste Facility deposit fees charged per Fees and Charges By-law; additional green carts $150."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "Schedule \"B\"",
    "sorting_required": "s. 12",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "s. 24(a); s. 21(a); Schedule \"B\"",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "fee": "s. 44.1; Schedule \"B\" note 4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/wellesley/garbage-recycling/bylaw-26-009/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Region of Waterloo - Waste Collection Requirements (effective March 2026)",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/regionofwaterloo-018-ca/media/ltufseer/2025-12-11-region-of-waterloo-waste-collection-requirements-effective-march-2026-aoda.pdf",
   "summary": "Region of Waterloo residential collection requirements guide (17 pp) applying in Wellesley; set-out and accepted material rules.",
   "notes": "upper tier",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "b66d310fa1d9505723b598fc44351e9585de9fd2fc1e6edd1803115b4f2bd643",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b66d310fa1d9505723b598fc44351e9585de9fd2fc1e6edd1803115b4f2bd643.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/wellesley/garbage-recycling/region-of-waterloo-waste-collection-requirements/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/wellesley/garbage-recycling/"
}